NEW ROYAL AUTHENTIC SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY PROMO
An advertisement for the New Royal Authentic and Compleat System of Universal Geography by Bankes Warren Blake and Cooke. It announces weekly numbers from January 20 1787 with copper plates, maps, charts, and engravings of Botany Bay New South Wales and world regions. It lists authorship by Thomas Bankes, Edward Warren Blake and Alexander Cook with London publishers.
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St. James's Palace
Casron
Ramberg
Naegel
Captain Cook
Botany Bay
Europe
Asa
Africa
America
Golumbus
Thomas Bankes
Dixton
Monmouthshire
Tiaan
Edward Warren Blake
Alexander Cook
A. M
London
J. Cooke
England
Bankes
State Lottery Advertisement 1786 1787 Hodges Office Pall Mall
R Hodges announces the state lottery beginning February 12 1787 with tickets and shares sold in Halves Quarters Eighths and Sixteenths from Office No 124 under the Royal Academy Pall Mall London. It lists capital prizes total £325 500 and notes a prize of £20 000 to No 22 117. It warns that new acts will tighten penalties for lottery sales by shops agents and country correspondents.
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R. Hodges
Royal Academy
Pall- Mall
London
Hodges
His Majesty’s Exchequer
Honces
Adams
Pall-Mall
Machelli
Hay
Aoool. Gov
Aool, &c
Shergold
Lombard Street
Fleet-street
N. B
State Lottery of 1786 Tickets Sold Across Offices
Richardson and Goodluck announce the state lottery drawing begins February 12, 1787. Tickets are sold in half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth shares at Cornhill and Charing Cross offices, plus Edinburgh. Prizes from 5 to 20,000 pounds are distributed in various share allocations to clubs, individuals, and societies, with tickets stamped under Parliament and Crown authority.
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Richardson & Goodluck
Cornhill
King’s Mews
Charing-Cios
White and Mithhill’s
Edinburgh
Crondall
Farnham
Surry
Groombridge
Tunbridge-Wells
Woodford
Essex
Argyle-Street
Chelsea
Limehouse
Berkley Square
Exchange Alley
Richardon
Goodrich
English Lottery prospectus offers two numbers for prizes
The document describes a lottery scheme with prizes up to 20,000 pounds and smaller payouts. It details subscription levels One Guinea Half a Guinea and Sixpence, two-number and single-number options, dividend chances, and security measures including Bank of England collateral. It asserts full payment of certificates, with prizes paid on demand. Historical references to past lottery prizes are included.
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Blaning
Broad Quay
Bristol
Bank of England
Orsley and Co
Cornhill
Messrs
Hornsby and Co
Gol
Tao
R. Shergold
Shergold
Earce and Co
Pope’s Head
Alley
Royal Exchange
Fleet-treet
Dunstan’s Church
Tlulf-a-Guinea
Mel Lalit
Thads
Pearce and Co
Fleet-street
St. Dunstan’s Church
Guinea
Horsley and Co
Hornley and Co
Cockine
Rupu Hatt
Capital Prizes Awarded by Society in Suffolk and Essex
A listing of capital prize payments from a society including 10000 to Mrs Skipper of Ipwith Suffolk and 2000 to E Scott of Leicester among many others at various locales. The note urges early applications to avoid disappointment and warns the society has no connection with other offices in London.
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Skipper
Ipwith
Suffolk
E. Scott
Leicester
Smith
Loddon
Norfolk
Curson
Hutchinton
Baxter_ wood
Durham
T. Banks
Cambridge
John Hammond
Wal_ foken
Wilbeach
Ford
Farn_ham
Surrey
Wm. Kendal
Purleigh
Chelmsford
Essex
George Watts
Lewes
Sussex
Atkinson
York
Field
Shrewsbury
William Britt
Elizabeth Bullwall
Sprixton
Mowbray
Leicestershire
Harper Fisher
Truro
Cornwall
Hartley
Wartlebury Castle
Kidderminster
Talbot
Winborn
Dore Fetshire
Sayer
Shaftesbury
Dorsetshire
W. H. Jenkins
Fleetfireet
London
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Nellise
London Society of Lottery Adventurers
Fleettreet
Bona Fide Security
Mesfrs
Cocking and Rudhall
W. Pine
Routh
Lombard-Street
Catharine-Street
Strand
E-Lot.tery
Mailgwie SD 1Elco
Fieet-fircet
Cocke Tng
Rup Hatt
Ann Maceman
Messrs. Cocking and Rudhall
Smalle Street
H. Brown
Quay-street
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